Pokemon Day Comes Early: A Stamped Pikachu Arrives January 29
Pokemon Day Comes Early: A Stamped Pikachu Arrives January 29
Pokemon Day lands on February 27 every year, marking the day Pokemon Red and Pokemon Green first launched in Japan back in 1996. This year the celebration starts a full month early for card collectors. The first Pokemon Day product of 2027 has just been revealed, and it is a small box with a big smile: the Pokemon Day 2027 Collection arrives on January 29, 2027 at $14.99 USD [about $21.39 CAD], one week before Flowing Fists opens the new season on February 5.
What Is in the Box
The collection keeps things simple and sweet. Inside is one foil Pikachu promo card carrying a special Pokemon Day 2027 stamp, one collectible coin, three booster packs drawn from the newest expansions, and a code card for Pokemon TCG Live. The box art leans on Delta Reign, the Mega Evolution set that launched on November 6, so the packs promise a fresh taste of the current season. At this price the box works just as well as a first step into the hobby for a new fan as it does as a treat for a longtime collector.
A Common Card Gets the Crown
The Pikachu at the heart of the box is a lovely choice. Its base print comes from Ascended Heroes, where Pikachu sits at number 055 of 217 as a Common card. It is a Basic Lightning Pokemon with 70 HP, illustrated by kamonabe, showing Pikachu at play in a forest stream. Its attacks are gentle ones, Tail Smack for 10 and Tiny Bolt for 30, and that is exactly the point.
Ascended Heroes is the largest English set ever printed at 295 cards, and its chase cards run to huge Special Illustration Rare Pikachu ex prints. For Pokemon Day, the honour goes to the humble Common instead, lifted by a stamp that this version alone will carry. Stamped prints live only in the product that holds them, so this Pikachu will never turn up inside a booster pack.
The Bigger Pikachu in the Same Set
Collectors who want flash with their cute can find it a few numbers later in the same set. Pikachu ex, numbered 057 of 217 and illustrated by aky CG Works, is a Basic Tera Pokemon with 200 HP. Its Ability, Resolute Heart, refuses to let it fall in one hit: at full HP, a knockout blow instead leaves it standing with 10 HP. Its Topaz Bolt attack hits for a massive 300 damage and asks you to discard 3 Energy for the trouble. The two Pikachu cards sum up Ascended Heroes nicely, one all charm and one all sparkle, and Pokemon Day picked the charming one for its stamp.
Why January 29 Matters
The timing gives collectors a fun start to the year. The collection lands inside the Flowing Fists Prerelease window, which runs from January 23 to January 31, so the last weekend of January now holds Prerelease play, a brand new set on the horizon, and a stamped Pikachu to hunt. Small celebration boxes have a habit of moving quickly once word spreads, and stamped promos tend to become binder favourites for years. Anyone who wants this Pikachu should plan ahead rather than count on finding boxes sitting around in February. Pokemon Day itself will surely bring more news on February 27, but for TCG fans the party now starts on January 29, and it starts with a smile.